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Transport
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023
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PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023
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Bangladesh
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023
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Online
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023
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Politics
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023
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Diplomacy
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022
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Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022
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Rohingya Influx
DU students come under attack while demonstrating against corruption
A section of students have come under attack by some unruly persons when they went to lay siege to the dean office of the Business Faculty (evening program) of Dhaka University.
18 September 2019
Patuakhali gang rape: Victim’s husband comes under attack by accused
A man has been seriously injured in an attack carried out allegedly by the accused in a case filed by him over the rape of his wife in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali.
18 September 2019
160 Bangladeshi workers sent back home from Saudi Arabia
About 160 Bangladeshi workers, sent back home from Saudi Arabia amid a crackdown on undocumented workers, say they had been forced to return despite having valid documents.
18 September 2019
Study finds air pollution reaches placenta during pregnancy
A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus.
18 September 2019
2 ‘criminals’ killed in Gazipur, Narayanganj ‘gunfights’
Two alleged criminals are killed in separate “gunfights” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Gazipur and Narayanganj districts.
18 September 2019
Open your eyes: UN envoy to Suu Kyi
A UN human rights expert has implored Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 'feel with her heart before it is too late', saying that even if Rohingyas wished to return they have little to go back to.
18 September 2019
2 PCJSS men shot dead in Rangamati
Two members of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanhati Samity (PCJSS-MN Larma) were shot dead by unknown miscreants in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati last night.
18 September 2019
Trump strains to balance diplomacy, military threat to Iran
The Trump administration tried to balance diplomacy with fresh talk of military action Tuesday in response to the fiery missile and drone attack on the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry — a strike marking the most explosive consequence yet of the “maximum pressure” US economic campaign against Iran.
18 September 2019
Trump to meet Imran, Modi for talks focusing on Kashmir
US President Donald Trump has said that he will meet both Indian and Pakistani leaders in the next few days while claiming that “a lot of progress is being made” in defusing tensions between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed neighbours.
18 September 2019
ADB President Takehiko Nakao announces to resign
Takehiko Nakao has announced to resign from the president post of the Asian Development Bank, to be effective from 16 January 2020, a statement of the bank says.
17 September 2019
DNCC’s drive from Sept 22 to free Dhaka streets
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will carry out drives to free the city streets and footpaths from illegal occupation from September 22, in a bid to ensure smooth movement of the pedestrians.
17 September 2019
Banks’ performance to be published every 3 months: Finance minister
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal makes a fresh commitment to improve the financial health of state banks, saying the performance of the lenders will be published every three months.
17 September 2019
Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh likely to sit with China, Myanmar
Bangladesh is likely to sit across the table with representatives of China and Myanmar in New York this month to resolve the much-talked-about Rohingya repatriation issue.
17 September 2019
New Zealand wants to help Bangladesh improve business climate
New Zealand, a top ranked country in terms of ease of doing business, wants to help Bangladesh improve business climate that is seeking to attract more foreign investment.
17 September 2019
Action if cops take drug: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam warns of taking action against the policemen are involved in drug related offences.
17 September 2019
250 illegal structures demolished in Dhaka
Bangladesh Railways has demolished 250 illegal structures from Dhaka’s Shahjahanpur Railway Colony.
17 September 2019
Star day at a Glance, Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on September 17, 2019
17 September 2019
HC directs govt to probe death of mother after C-section
The High Court directs the government to form a three-member expert committee to inquire into the allegation of negligence against a doctor and two others causing death of a mother after giving birth to child at Dr Zahed Memorial Shishu Hospital in Faridpur.
17 September 2019
Gain trust of passengers: PM to Biman officials
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to gain the trust of passengers by ensuring the standard services with honesty and sincerity.
17 September 2019
Suspended BSMRSTU female journo files GD seeking security
The female journalist, who was suspended from the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology in Gopalganj, files a general diary (GD) with local police seeking the security of her life.
17 September 2019